Community Base, 113 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 3XG
01273 234780
www.cfliteraryawards.org.uk
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Entry Form
Please read the competition rules and eligibility criteria before filling in this form. We aim to make it as easy as possible to
submit work to this competition. Please get in touch with Creative Future if you need help on 01273 234780 or email
[email protected]
Name:
Email Address:
Address:
(including Postcode)
Telephone:
I identify as:
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Arab
Asian – Bangladeshi
Asian – Indian
Asian – Pakistani
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Male
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Ethnic Origin
Asian- other
Asian UK
Black – Caribbean
Black – other
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Date of Birth:
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Black – African
Black - UK
Chinese
White- Gypsy/Traveller
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White – Irish
White – UK
White – other
Other ethnic group
Mixed Ethnicity
The Creative Future Literary Awards are for writers who are marginalised. Please highlight one or more of the
categories below that apply to you. (This is a funder’s requirement)
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mental health issue
physical disability
substance misuse issue
homeless / temporary
accommodation
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refugee
survivor of abuse
long term unemployed
older person (65+)
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learning disability
carer
care leaver
offender or ex-offender
traveller
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BME
LGBT
Titles of work submitted (You may only enter one piece in each category)
Fiction – maximum 300 words
Poetry – maximum 200 words
Where did you hear about the Creative Future Literary Awards?
Have you ever submitted work to a literary competition before? Please state which if Yes.
Yes / No
Does submitting work to the Creative Future Literary Awards help you value yourself as a
writer?
Yes / No
I have read and understood the competition rules (please tick).
Creative Future is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee
Charity number: 1132889 Company no: 6891365
Community Base, 113 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 3XG
01273 234780
www.cfliteraryawards.org.uk
Submission no: (Office use only)
Rules
Please read all the rules before submitting your work. They may not be the greatest work of literature but you must follow
them if you want a chance of winning. If you have any questions or concerns about these rules, feel free to give us a call on
01273 234 780 or by emailing [email protected]
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The competition opens on Tuesday 7 March 2017 and closes at 5 PM (GMT) on Monday 26 June 2017. Any
work submitted before the competition start date or after the deadline will not be eligible. Submissions cannot be
altered after entry.
2. You can submit up to one piece of writing in each category (poetry or fiction) which responds to the competition
theme ‘Important Nothings‘. Poems should not exceed 200 words. Short fiction should not exceed 300 words.
There is no fee to enter.
3. The competition is open to under-represented writers living in the United Kingdom. For a definition of underrepresented please see the competition eligibility criteria.
4. You can enter online, by post or in person. Entries will not be returned. We would prefer if entries were typed (as it
makes it easier for our judging) but if that’s not possible you can send in a handwritten entry.
5. Please do not put your name on your work. All judging is done anonymously. Work with names on them will be
disqualified. Your name will be on the entry form along with your contact details.
6. Finalists will be notified they have won a prize by 26 July 2017. The judges’ verdict is final. No correspondence or
discussion will be entered into.
7. We would like award winners to be available for the prize giving ceremony in Birmingham on 11th October, but
exceptions will be made for those in prison or those too ill to attend. Award winners will have a chance to perform
their work at our showcase event.
8. The twelve winning pieces will be printed in an anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously
in any form. If you enter your work into another competition and you win, please notify us and withdraw your
submission. Copyright remains with the author, though you must agree to allow us to publish winning work on ours
and partners’ websites and the anthology.
9. No employees of Creative Future or any of the project partners can enter the competition.
10. All your personal data will be covered by current UK data protection legislation.
11. We reserve the right to amend these Rules where it is deemed necessary to do so or where circumstances are
beyond our control. Any changes to the Rules will be posted on the Creative Future and Creative Future Literary
Award website.
12. We reserve the right to not award the first prize, and to cancel the publication of the anthology, where
circumstances are beyond our control, or if the judges’ overall verdict is that the level of entries is not up to the
required standard for publication
Creative Future is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee
Charity number: 1132889 Company no: 6891365